Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date — or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks — for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrictions. The move prompted Canada's largest airlines to renew their call for a clear plan from Ottawa on resuming international travel. Numerous jurisdictions have tied reopening plans to vaccination benchmarks, though travel components of those plans can remain elusive. Alghabra stressed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's talking point of a "one-dose summer" and "two-dose fall," which is when the transport minister "can see restarting some of the activities." But I want you to know that that work is being done right now," he said of benchmarks and border restrictions.

Source: CBC News May 20, 2021 23:59 UTC